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印璽 (いんじ, inji) Japanese meaning: imperial seal | Kotomora

印いん璽じ

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Meanings

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Refers specifically to the seal of the Emperor of Japan, used in official state documents. A formal, historical term.

印いん璽じは天皇てんのうの御ぎょ璽じと国こく璽じの総そう称しょうである。
The imperial seal is a collective term for the Emperor's privy seal and the state seal.

Kanji

印stamp, seal, mark
璽emperor's seal

Related words

御ぎょ璽じ
御璽 refers specifically to the Emperor's privy seal, while 印璽 is a broader term encompassing both the privy seal and the state seal.
国こく璽じ
国璽 is the state seal, used for official documents of the Japanese government, whereas 印璽 can refer to the imperial seals collectively.

Etymology

Compound of 印 (seal, stamp) and 璽 (imperial seal). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in Japanese court and state contexts for centuries.